Creative Labs Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder with 8 GB Video Storage and 2x Digital Zoom (Black) OLD MODEL (B001LK8P14) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

Catch the perfect snowboarding stunt, your baby's first steps or your kid's graduation, share it online and save it for a lifetime with Creative's Vado HD Pocket Video Cam. The thin, lightweight Vado HD is small enough to fit easily in a pocket, purse or the palm of your hand, and it captures video in 720P high-definition quality with just the touch of a button. Sharing videos online is simple with built-in software that helps you post videos to YouTube, Photobucket or Box.net. The Vado HD is the only pocket video cam to feature true HDMI connectivity and an included HDMI cable for a superior viewing experience on an HDTV. Take the Vado HD Pocket Video Cam with you everywhere you go and never miss a moment. Product specs include 720p high-definition video, wide-angle glass lens, 2x digital zoom, 8GB of video storage capacity, up to two hours of recording and playback per charge, up to eight hours of recording time at 640x480 at 30 frames per second, HDMI and RCA connections for TV, HDMI cable included, A/V cable sold separately, removable and rechargeable lithium battery, Vado Central software for simple video editing and sharing. System requirements include Windows Xp Service Pack 2 or Vista, Intel Pentium III or higher, 512MB of memory, USB port, 500MB free hard disk space, and 16MB of Video Memory or above. Product ships with silicon skin, HDMI cable, and USB cable.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Great portable camcorder:

This is a camcorder I actually use. I have another camcorder that has a flip screen but it is a pain lugging it around. But no problems carrying the Vado around. It looks and weighs as much as a cell phone and is easy to use.

good for the price:

I checked many reviews before I got it (6 months ago, paid $125), so it is more or less what I expected. I use it for fun, so it is ok for me. Flip and Kodad HD camcorders were more expensive ($50 or so more). I prefer to use VGA mode because files are smaller so it is easy to upload videos to youtube, but HD is pretty good.
pro:
- easy to use
- video quality options: VGA, HD and HD+
- able to connect to HDTV directly (cable included)
- easy transfer to computer
- very... more info

Extremely Disappointed:

I don't know if I received a broken camera, or all of the cameras are like the one I got. The camera did come already half charged which leads me to believe that it was previously used, even though I did buy it new. The image quality was embarrassing. To call the footage HD would be the biggest lie I'd ever told. The video quality was also extremely crappy. The camera would just cut off the video when it was being moved, and then cut back in when it felt like it. The hardware was okay, I wouldn't mind... more info

Windows 7 saved this camera !:

I almost gave up on this video camera only because I could not find easy to use software to just create a DVD of what I recorded. The built in software did not work if you recorded in HD. You would get video, but no sound or sound and no video. However, the YouTube feature worked perfectly. Windows Movie Maker that comes with Vista did not recognize the .AVI file even though it was supposed to. It lacked the codecs for the HD file.
We upgraded to Windows 7 and the Windows Movie Maker worked great! It... more info

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